The EU can manage without Russian gas, asserted Kadri Simson, the commissioner overseeing energy issues, after the EU Council meeting in Luxembourg. She emphasized that although some countries still purchase it in large quantities,

Europe’s energy ministers are meeting to discuss imports of Russian natural gas that still flow to the region even as the war in Ukraine rages for a third winter.

A group of EU countries including France and the Baltic states have asked the European Commission to tighten reporting rules across the bloc on Russian LNG imports, a letter sent to the commission on Monday showed.

The EU can manage without Russian gas, asserted Kadri Simson, the commissioner overseeing energy issues, after the EU Council meeting in Luxembourg. She emphasized that although some countries continue to purchase it in large quantities,

The move will increase the country's reliance on Russian energy despite the EU's efforts to cut ties with Moscow.